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int choose(vector<int>& a) {
if (a.empty()) return 0;
int n = a.size();
if (n == 1) return a[0];
vector<int> dp(n, 0);
dp[0] = a[0];
dp[1] = max(a[0], a[1]);
for (int i = 2; i < n; ++i) {
dp[i] = __________________________;
}
return dp[n - 1];
}